REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1970/PHALGUNA 14, 1891

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 5th March 1970

S.O. 927.—Whereas the President has by notification published in the Gazette

of India, on 5th March, 1970, called upon the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of the States of

Maharashtra and Punjab to elect six and three

members respectively to the Council of States;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of sec-

tion 39 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission

hereby appoints with respect to the said election—

(a) the 12th March, 1970 (Thursday), as the last date for making nomina-

tions;

(b) the 13th March, 1970 (Friday), as the date for the scrutiny of nomina-

tions;

candidatures;

(d) the 25th March, 1970 (Wednesday), as the date on which a poll shall,

if necessary, be taken; and

(e) the 31st March, 1970 (Tuesday), as the date before which the election

shall be completed.

[No. 318/MT-PB/70(l).]

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S.O. 928.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 and subsection (1)

of section 22 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commis-

sion hereby—

(a) designates, in respect of the biennial election to the Council of States

to be held in the States specified in column 1 of the Table below in

pursuance of the President's notification published in the Gazette of

India on the 5th March, 1970, the officer specified against that State

in column 2 to be the Returning Officer; and

(b) appoints in respect of the said election, the officer specified against thit

State in column 3 to assist the said Returning Officer-

TABLE

Name of State

i. Maharashtra

2. Punjab

Officer designated at Returing

Officer

Shri A. B. Palekar,

Deputy Sec-

tary} Maharashtra

Legislature Secretariat.

Secretary, Punjab

Vidhan Sa-

bha Secretariat-

Officer appointed a* Awilttn

Returning Officer

Shri G. G. Kudalkar, Under

Secretary Maharashtra Le-

gislature Secretariat.

Deputy

Secretary) Punjab

Vidhan Sabha Secretariat.

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S.O. 929.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Representa-

tion of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission hereby fixes the hours

specified in column 2 of the table below as the hours during which the poll shall,

tf necessary, be taken at the biennial elections to the Council of States in the

corresponding State specified in column 1 of the table to be held in pursuance of

the President's notification published In the

Gazette of India on the 5th March,

1970.

TABLE

N«me of State

1. Maharashtra

P u n j a b

Hours of poll

10 a.m. to 1-oo p.m.

10 a.m. to 3 00 p. m.

[No. 318/MT-PB/70(3).]

By order,

A. N. SEN, Secy.